This is why I love hearing other opinions other than my own. Especially on the games I think I hate the most. As much as AOD's controls felt like driving a bus which made gameplay frustrating and annoying for me, listening to your opinions on it reminded me why I actually finished it in the first place. I remember how excited I was each day to turn on my console and continue where I left off. For me my #1 is TR 2. Its the nostalgia (It was the first Tomb Raider game I played) , the moderate difficulty, relatively bug-less and just beautiful levels for the time. I loved the first 3 game's engine so much that I'm constantly on hunt for more fan-made levels.

The moment when you realize the entire list is a shitpost and not to be taken seriously lmfao

this entire franchise is lovely but holy hell does it have an identity crisis. First the original trilogy is Puzzle exploration, then there is Legends reboot trilogy which is just a Linear Puzzle adventure with acrobatics and fan service, and the newest recent reboot, a third person Shooter adventure. Likes what's next? Tomb Raider RTS?

I think the hate for Shadow is out of proportions. I agree the game feels redundant, recycle pretty much everything from Rise and offer not much new stuff, or neither upgrade or evolved anything, but it was a well crafted game. I don't find anything really "bad" about Shadow, but everything, even the story, felt like Deja Vu. I still had a great time with it. AoD, I don't hate it, I enjoyed playing it, but the game was dated on its release, the story was confusing and the gameplay was problematic. I would love a remake though.

Man put Angel of Darkness at no.1. Think I pretty much disagreed with every one.

One of the first things you say about underworld is that "it's functional", but then you place AoD first which is not functional at all. Really strange list. AoD has some great aspects to it, but when your games boob jiggle physics work better than your jump mechanic, then you know somethings gone wrong.

I know they say there are no wrong opinions, but holy shit.

My top 5: 1. Anniversary 2. Legend 3. Underworld 4. TR 1 5. TR 2 I really hate that scared, crying over everything young Lara in the last 3 games we've got. She was always like a female version of James Bond to me, and I really hope the devs are gonna bring back the unstoppable, brave, bad bitch Lara.

Angel of darkness is my favorite to. Best story by far. Amazing places and maps. Great feel. Wish the 2nd half was not rushed and longer. 1st tomb raider with open world. The hall of seasons was my favorite place and setting. Wish there was a remake

Hahaha I find it really funny that you don't like Shadow, it's the one I enjoyed the most out of the reboot games, my least favourite TR game is probably TR 2013. I also do agree that AOD deserved so much better, I wish core design had had the time to fully finish and tweak the game cause even as it is, it's in my top 3, the vibe of that game is just incredible and it has an atmosphere no other TR game has, it also feels weirdly nostalgic to me because the game is set in early 2000's Europe, basically when and where i grew up, so it's like going back in time to my childhood vibe, I'm sure I sound insane tho lmao My favourite TR game is probably either TR2 or TR1 though.

Here's my rating that nobody asked for, 2 years too late: 12 - Shadow 11 - Rise 10 - TR 2013 9 - AOD 8 - Anniversary 7 - TR4 6 - Chronicles 5 - Underworld 4 - Legend 3 - TR2 2 - TR3 1 - TR1

Video name should be "what I dislike in Tomb Rider games"

Controversial or not, I preffered the older games pacing and isolation/adventure and discovery element, no sub quest/missions and no assassins' creed like effect of the recent ''open world'' games.

Weird, Anniversary is my favourite TR game. Really surprised how you can put TR 2013 above it.

Angel of Darkness is the only answer for worst game. It is legitimately broken which trumps boring or annoying any day. Saying it is number one is a stupid hot take akin to saying The Godfather part 3 is the best of the trilogy. Angel of Darkness had great potential but it is a terrible game with wretched controls. The game doesn't work.

Sorry, but I have to kind of agree with a lot of other comments here. Your personal opinion and enjoyment of any game is purely subjective, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, of course... But putting Shadow as the worst - and hammering it so severely - was already suspect (to me), but having AoD as 'the best'... Sir, please... This is your ranking and your own choices, which is perfectly fine. I just find some of those choices quite difficult to grasp.

TR3 Beautiful graphics Best music - and not all the time! Best sound effects Best voice actors, including best Lara Best story (according to me) Best cutscenes My favourite locations: Area 51!! - even London is made to seem atmospheric Excellent weapons

Fun fact: the valley in tr 1 was supposed to be day time! But since the hardware back then wasn't so strong, the sky had to be black instead of blue. Because of limitations

The worst thing about the modern Tomb Raider trilogy is that they truned her in to a Rambo-like with her bow which is hilarious since I hardly EVER used the bow for combat because you know what's more effective for stealth and combat then a bow? a gun with a silencer! it's soo absurd and to top it off they never gave back her dual pistolas!

I really hope AoD gets a remaster now that they've revisited 1-3. The bad parts are, for the most part, exactly the kinds of things that can be cleaned up with a thoughtful return to the title.

The Legend/Anniversary/Underworld Lara is my favorite incarnation of her. I like how she's sassy all the time and just seems to be above everybody else - and knows it. (And in German she does sounds dangerous when she's suppossed to do so.) However, I have to admit that I only played "Angel of Darkness" from the older games. Therefore, I don't know "original Lara" very well. Maybe I would like her better if I would, dunno. But I can say for sure that I absolutely HATE how the reboot trilogy changed Lara. For me, she's not "more human than before", as most fans say, but a whiny, self absorbed b.... I skipped playing "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" because I just can't stand Lara anymore. (I think showing her more vulnerable and whiny in TR 2013 could have been a great idea if they would have showed her transformation from "regular girl who is thrown into a traumatizing situation" to the badass girlboss she was in previous games (at least a little!).)

Angel of Darkness as Number 1. Gotta get those clicks I guess. Tomb Raider (I can't believe I have to write 1996) is the only true humber one. It's the purest, the rest of Cores games suffered from a lack of vision, succumbing to the accelerated dev cycle and getting further and further away from the initial idea I'm almost through the remaster and it still holds up, nostalgia would have worn out by the end of the first chapter. It's the de facto high water mark for the entire series and you sir are a hack

I watched all of this for AOD to be first?

Angel of bleeepin' Darkness !? Whaaat !? 😮 By the third and second entry I started thinking about that by then you have mentioned all of the classic entries.. started thinking about what could you have missed, then baaang, and my insides just started screaming "WHAAAT !? No!.. It can't be.."

You're a brave man for putting TRLR under Chronicles.

Imagine disliking almost EVERY game and then putting fckn AoD on top.

I wholeheartedly disagree with you on the three pre-reboot Tomb Raider games (Legend, Anniversary and Underworld). While yes, the traversal was indeed streamlined in this games and yes, the color palette is worse than the originals (curse the grey/sepia wave of games of the seventh generation, my god), I think there's *a lot* to like in these three games. The family issues trope is way more well executed in Legend and Underworld than in both the Angelina movies and the Reboot games, I think this was an established fact, and while not as complex to explore as the earlier Core Design games, the scenery of those three games, especially Legend, were pretty damn creative and varied. One of my favorite levels in te entire franchise is Nepal, in the end third of Legend. It's so beautiful, when you get out of the ice mountain and see the temple in the distance, and then you have to make your way to it, it's very cool. And while I understand why people don't like Alistair and especially Zip, I quite enjoy them to fill the quietness of the levels (although Zip can get a bit annoying with his overreactions to the action sequences), so much so that I missed them in Anniversary and the complete silence in some levels was a bit boring. All in all, I think they're pretty good games, and while not *the best* of the franchise, I woukd rank them pretty high up there, especially Legend, which is arguably the better of the three.

It makes me sad when I think about whag AOD - and it's scrapped sequels - could have been. It had the best story, best atmosphere, best version of Lara and the score was brilliant. It just wasn't finished when it was released and the controls were a bit of a nightmare. I would love a remake of this game with it's story being finished off as originally intended.

This is a really fair list and I also absolutely love AOD for the same reasons. One part that I completely disagree is the hate against Keeley Hawes. There is something so exciting about her presence. Every single cutscene in the LAU trilogy is amazing because Keeley’s Lara is just mesmerizing. I always found Legend Lara to be the best depiction of the character, despite the game’s flaws. It bothered me that her character got progressively worse with anniversary and underworld. Keeley Hawes sounds so damn mature and eloquent and it just fits Lara beautifully. The WHERE IS MY MOTHER in Legend still gives me chills. Maybe it’s because Legend was my first experience with Lara but that character holds a special place in my heart. Keeley is still my favourite voice actress for Lara.

You chewed Shadow Of The Tomb Raider so hard i was like yesssss drag ittttt

The story of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" was a real letdown to me as well. On one hand it was full of daddy issues but at the same time it didn't really deliver anything that would help Laras development. The whole Paititi-thing as a reason why Richard Croft was killed felt rushed and undeliberated. And having Lara running into the Trinity cult leader just by accident (as far as I recall) was just kinda weird. Also I feel like the writers definietly played down the importance of Trinity in this one. The story was just really weird ...

The hate on Shadow is totally out of proportion honestly It's definitely not perfect of course, but it's still a great game, visually beautiful, lots of tombs and puzzles to explore, it has just the right amount of combat For me it has everything i look for on a Tomb Raider game

Tomb Raider 1 will always have a special place in my gaming heart. The musical score was especially memorable and fitted well with the game. Ha, the first time I encountered the T-Rex, I immediately turned around and cried out “RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY”. I wish they gave us the option to use the original music in TR: Anniversary like Capcom did with Resident Evil 2 Remake.

The lady in Shadow of TR is not Lara Croft

I understand all of your reasoning, but putting AoD as first in such an otherwise well-reasoned video is straight up trolling 😁. Following your own arguments, you can't put a game 1st just based on potential. And I personally disagree with Anniversary, it's such a great game and expansion on TR1

AOD as number one? Really? It's an unfinished, janky buggy mess which caused the death of tomb raider. It caused Eidos to take the control from core and give it to crystal. And the only "good" things are either broken or in concept. The soundtrack is good but it can't carry a game. The story feels rushed and unfinished and a story can't carry a game. The most important things in tomb raider are the level design and Lara's movement control. Levels are ehh and controls are wonky and unresponsive. I know this is all your opinion as opposed to trying to rank them objectively but... Still.

My personal ranking: 17.Chronicles 16.Angel of Darkness 15.Tomb Raider 2013 14.Tomb Raider Gameboy Color 13.The Curse of the Sword 12.Legend 11.The Guardian of Light 10.Prophecy 9.Temple of Osiris 8.Rise of the Tomb Raider 7.Underworld 6.Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5.Anniversary 4.Tomb Raider II 3.Tomb Raider 2.Tomb Raider III 1.The Last Revelation

I disagree with most of your points, but i respect the passion and love of the series. I gave a liike

Lara's accent in Shadow of the Tomb Raider was so bad. I kept picturing a Californian who moved to Surrey and picked a bit of the accent up.

Your editing makes the best case for Angel of Darkness I’ve ever seen. Thank you for shitting on the latest trilogy. It’s not just nostalgia - the original is the best by a country mile. Thanks!

Happy to hear someone praising Angel of Darkness's GOD TIER score

I assumed this was an April's fools day video when you put AOD #1. The game is so broken that I couldn't finish it. Kept running in to game-breaking bugs. It had potential but it wasn't even close to being finished.

Contradicting your own list: 1. TRIII: simply because of the puzzles, traps, level designs, and work that players need to make to set them up to succeed. First of it’s kind of gameplay to choose own level design. Played it in late 90s and retracted in late tweens. 2. TRII: Fight to Survive gameplay. First time to use vehicles in game. Level designs were fun. 3. TRI: The path that laid it all out. The prodigious game. Puzzles were amazing and difficult. Enemies were a jump scare and none of the nonsense check points except for save crystals. Players had to choose wisely how to complete levels. Art work were well developed. 4. TROAD: Game was shaky at best. It had Ana amazing storyline that I Wished Crystal Dynamics set up for a sequel! At best it was a fun game for the challenges and puzzles. At worse, the way how Lara easily died to the low interest of interacting with NPCs. To the Last surprise on Game. Camera angles def. Sucked!!! It would fare far less in superiority only if Square Equinox didn’t Suck so badly at d eloping TR F- games! 5. TRLRV: OMFG!!! Angles were a complete challenge!!! Took me well into a Year once the game released to beat the game. Cheated into beating the game by reading Game Walkthroughs. Made my head hurt!!! Puzzles were a challenge so that redeems itself. Open world game play was decent. Fun ways to Kill Lara and not feel bad about watching her Miss the Mark succeeds in keeping this game in it’s spot. 6. TRC: Worse game in the Classics. Too easily to beat. Lack of depth. Never should’ve returned the infamous NPCs of Pierre & Larson. Enemies weren’t well put together. Boring levels. Cheap Puzzles. Need I say more??? 7. TRL/TRA: Agreeing with the Vid Creator that gameplay was a cheap knock off and most assuredly a child plaything. Puzzles were lacking. Boring characters. In game fighting was a Chore!!! 8. Underworld: At least this game had challenging puzzles but nothing more to add to substance. Enemies from start were a chore. Expected lot more with the Kraken. Storyline was a Borish. 9. Rise of Tomb Raider 10. TR2013/SHADOW OF TR

The shock of seeing Angel of darkness at number one 😱 Definitely my favourite as well, for a lot of the same reasons

now though i get why you might not like shadow otbr but the fact you didn’t like how lara doesn’t go quick on the traverse climbing or wall or rock climbing is a bit stupid. lara is strong yes but she is a human so her doing flips and and these big cool tricks but all of that is a bit unrealistic … it’s 100% more realistic and i’d prefer lara taking it slow when rock climbing because your now going to be super speedy.

I loved all three remake games. I feel like Tomb Raider 2013 got unjust treatment in your review. It was great. Rise of the Tomb Raider was a bit better, but 2013's story is the best out of the three. Shadow had a story I didn't care that much for, but was okay. All three are worth playing and owning.

To me, it's really impossible to rank the games from the classic era. What I love about them is that it had a diversity of experiences. TR3 and TR4 for example are so good in their own way, each one being the opposite of the other. TR3 is an action-packed globe-trotting fun adventure, with a plot that is convenient and useful rather than compelling for itself, and TR4 is a more consistant claustrophobic adventure set only in Egypt, with a deeper and thicker storyline and more character development. Both represent the two different ways of making a Tomb Raider adventure. TR4 is so great and engaging compared to TR3, and TR3 is so refreshing and fun when compared to TR4. In fact, playing the complete series chronologically is an experience better than the sum of its parts: TR1 has a fair balance between adventure and mystery. TR2 moves the cursor more towards "colorful adventure", and TR3 moves it even further. And when you expected the next one to go another step further in that direction (if it was even possible), TR4 does the complete opposite, choosing to go full "atmospheric", and you enjoy this new mature tone even more because of the contrast with the light-hearted tone that came before. And after that, we have the gritty, moody Chronicles that paves to way to Angel of Darkness, which is an unexpected third way of doing a Tomb Raider game, again completely different from what came before: gritty, gothic, Lovecraftian, filled with urbain fantasy horror, and with European folklore replacing the various ethnic cultures (which Chronicle had already started). I just love how the series keep experimenting new tones, and makes sure not to do twice the same thing. I find it more interesting to consider the series as a whole, rather than ranking them as multiple stand-alone products.

Halfway through I was like "I guess he forgot Angel of Darkness." Boy imagine my surprise.

Would never put AoD at the top but also strongly disagree with universal hate for it, this game was just unfinished and it saddens me to this day cause at the time it was the most unique take on the series and I still remember using a program called pizza to noclip through walls and explore the cut content that's still in the game. Truly wasted potential that one. I did also enjoy anniversary a lot as well, the most out of that trilogy because I found it actually pretty faithful to the original which is quite rare to see. Usually you get reboots and not remakes, though I do agree with those games being the "tomb raider light" of the series. TR2 will always have a special place for me out of all, it was my first tomb raider game and I will cherish that even though it was, at the time, a horror show for the kid me :)

I chuckled when you criticized the hammy acting and cliche dialog of TR (2013). That’s been true for every TR ever. Remember skateboard dude in TR1????

You are entitled to your tastes and don't let me ruin any of the games for you but the pros and cons of each game that you point out are so nitpicky that some of the things you mentioned I never even noticed in 20 hours of gameplay for each. You criticize Legend for being too dumbed down but put TR 2013 high up on your list even though it has objectively far less depth to its core gameplay compared to Underworld and had the most watered down puzzles of all the TR games. You said the combat controls for 2013 are some of the best you ever experienced. Its got pretty similar feel and controls compared to like 90% of more triple A third person shooters. If that game counts as a great third person shooter then Watch Dogs is an S+ ranked third person shooter lol. I agree that Angel of Darkness is the most underrated title but in the video you don't hold it to the same standard you held the other games and so the list feels like a bunch of hyperbolic statements and double standards. You praise 2013 for great controls but then Angel of Darkness which had universally agreed on poor controls gets a pass? What about all the bugs and unfinished levels? You say Underworld has a bad camera but Angel of Darkness gets a pass? Tomb Raider II gets kudos for being hard and long yet an easy as heck game like Rise is like top 5? Underworld is fundamentally not how to make a TR game? Bruh its literally like a response to critics who said Legends tombs were lacking in challenge and too linear. Underworld had the deepest climbing and acrobatic move set of any TR game up to that point. Its more open tombs and locations were more in line with the design philosophy of the OG TR games though yeah the copy and paste second ship level was trash. Anyways you don't have to agree or see eye to eye with me. I actually don't dislike a single Tomb Raider game but I just really think this ranking lacks a lot of consistency. It's like impossible to tell what your standards are for a good TR game.

For me it’s all about TR1, such atmosphere and it wasn’t living up to any reputation. The greatest horror platformer of the mid/late 90’s for sure! 🤪😅

It's incredible how many people don't know what it means "personal opinion". BTW great way to see the Tomb Raider series. I'm playing the chapters that i miss during the release era and 'm really enjoying all of them.

Shadow is far from being the worst tomb raider

Worst to Best: 12. Angel of Darkness 11. 2013 10. Rise 9. Underworld 8. Shadow 7. Chronicles 6. TRII 5. Legend 4. TRLR 3. TRIII 2. Anniversary 1. TR 1996

I know everyone is entitled to their opinion but man.... this ranking sucked 😂 As each game was ranked and why they were placed in that ranking I felt like you contradicted yourself sooo many times.

I remember the first steps in the cave in TR1, it was magic. Honestly i really love the look of the new Lara. But looking back, i wish she would be as badass as she was before, a stronger personality. In my opinion the new games look really awesome when it comes to graphics and world design. I hope Lara will go more back to the roots but i am afraid she will be even more polished for "modern audience". Thanks for your rating, it was inspiring but showed me some new perspectives.

Maybe it's because I'm a newer fan, or maybe it's because I simply value story above all else, but I prefer the versions of Lara from the Crystal Dynamics games. The games themselves do rely too much on the family backstory, but I do think they change it up enough to make it interesting each time. I also just tend to prefer the creator led projects over anything else, so knowing that Lara's creator was heavily involved with the Legend trilogy automatically makes that Lara my favorite.

I don't know what it is, but there's something about Rise Of The Tomb Raider that I just really don't like, I can't even point to any one specific thing, it's just boring to me, maybe it's all the collectibles you have to get with backtracking? I don't know, I really loved the 2013 Tomb Raider, I 100% it every couple years, I didn't even mind the story and I liked the combat, so I don't know what it is about Rise specifically that I hate.

Each to their own , I would put TR2 as number 1 because imo that's the game that truly got me into the series, I love the original but the second I had so much fun with and had so many locations that I loved.

So you just hate crystal dynamics games to be totally exact

shadow last and that absolute disgrace that is AOD first!?!? mate! i get you wanted to be controversial but that's taking it too far..

Tomb Raider Two was my favourite. My Dad loved it too. I'm glad it's high on the list. Being chased by the Mafia was exciting, and you never knew what was going to happen next. Blowing up the building was cool too. Great game! Great research, Subscribed.

Personally, Underworld and Legend are my most favorite games of the franchise, taking spots number 1 and 2 respectively. Both Underworld and Legend had level design based on mythology and they both made it educational and interesting at the same time. The design and the writing of the England level in Legend is phenomenal. Also I love the retconned background of Lara's mom that's portrayed in Legend and I think Underworld is a perfect continuation of that story. And I don't think Lara's voice actress for Legend was that soft, let's not forget Legend's ending cinematic.

There's no way you just said that Lara having realistic speed of movement in climbing upside down on a fucking ledge is worse than her magically jumping and flipping 6 ft in the air five times in five seconds. That alone invalidates literally every opinion in this entire video lmao

Mostly disagree. But I like and get your points! Favourite: TOMB RAIDER: LAST REVELATION. First game I ever played on the PS1 and it was sooooo hard and it took me almost two months, I even quit for a while- but the atmosphere of the tombs was so amazing, and I guess the difficulty of it actually made me love it so much. Second favourite: TR2. Angel of darkness could have easily been the BEST. WORST: UNDERWORLD for the PS2.

For me it is the Legend trilogy. I understand your criticism and I agree to it, but for me the older games are products of their time and often times it shows. I played five of the old six, sadly AoD did not want to work on my PC. Yet, I was often times frustrated with the titles after the very first one. The graphics were sometimes just a mess and it was hard to see, where one could climb, though maybe I am just blind. What I mean to say, it was often times a frustrating experience. I did not like the camera work, especially in titles where you ran around a corner and before you actually saw the new room, you were already falling to your death. The controls (atleast on PC) were not well done for fast paced moments, in Combat the camera locked to the nearest enemy and when you were in trouble and they were quickly moving around you, it was disorienting as hell. The very first Tomb Raider was and is a great game, though I still prefer the Legend Trilogy as I just prefer those controls and the mostly free camera (and yes, I was just playing Underworld and there are some **** parts). Still, I would love to see some mechanics of the old games return and some philosophies as to how the rooms and puzzles should be explored. Combat was done better in Legend, and while the Survivor series does its combat well as a stealth, third person shooter, it is not quite what I want from a Tomb Raider Game. What I miss the most in the newer games are Lara's cocky attitude, her overconfidence, or that she is just straight up a badass bitch from time to time.I loved that she was being cool without any need for it. For example those pull up handstands. It was silly as heck, but Lara made those tombs her playgrounds and it was a fun addition. The new Lara lacks that gymnastic feel the old ones had.

Honestly I can understand why people don't like the remakes like 2013 and newer games but personally that's some of the most fun I've ever had in the entire series rise of the tomb Raider is one of my favorite video games ever and I will say AoD is VERY underrated it does have tons and tons of problems BUT the story is what kept me coming back the controls were absolutely abysmal but if they remake the game or something I will have no problem with playing it again but overall this was a fantastic list I disagree with a few placements but overall I really enjoyed this video and you earned a new subscriber

TL/DR I like TR games... TR: I really liked the first one. The first half was kind of boring but the later levels were quite fun. I liked almost every level (even bloody body part walls atlantis). It had a good ost as well. The first time I played it went well. I didnt die once and I never looked anything up. It was a nice experience.......7/10 TR2: This game improved on storytelling, arsenal, level design, and arguably the ost. The first level was rough for new players and the maria doria had....questionable design. Still, it was (imo) a nice step up to TR1..............8/10 TR3: They certainly stepped up the graphics, locations, open maps, and weapon choices. Oddly enough this game has some PHENOMENAL level design but it also has some of the worst designs in the entire series. Area 51 and the london levels are among my favorite...though many people seem to hate London because of the train station. Honestly? Nevada and London were not hard. Sorry, they weren't...not even a little. Antarctica on the other hand? Jesus wept....8/10 TRLR: Im sorry....I wanted to like this game. I really did. I get that the team was burnt out though. The new graphic engine was nice, the atmosphere was spot on, and the level design (mostly) was really good. But the game was so....damn....boring. over 30 levels of meh and maybe 3 of them were really good. Im too biased on this one. 4/10 Chronicles....cool in concept but short, buggy, corrupted, lazy, there are several game breaking bugs in this abnormally short cash grab. They didnt even bother looking at previous titles to remember Larson and French Du Baggett were both dead...In their defense, core was freaking tired of making TR. I did like the Teen Lara levels........3/10 AOD.....The Louve was the only good part of this game. Again, cool concept.....terrible game. 3/10 Legend: My bias is showing because I loved it. She acted up at times, her inventory was destroyed, she was characterized finally, AI were kinda meh, forced driving sequences, QTE....fuck off 2005 games. Still, I loved collecting stuff, the gameplay, shootouts, Laras one liners "I simplified your payroll", and doing speed runs. I liked the OST too. 7/10 Anniversary: Legend but with better controls (manual mode). It had fewer collections, fewer outfits (yes I liked collecting them), some levels were redesigned quite well while others were neutered beyond recognition. The inventory was nostalgic. The boss fights were bad, though Kold being killed by sk8er boy made sense if you know their lore....I loved the OST though. The original is just better.........6.5/10 Underworld: They did some TR3 stuff. Some levels like New Mexico and Coastal were incredible in design but other levels were just horrible and the game as a whole was too short (even with DLC). My gameplay experience wasnt bad though they sped up some animations. Id say Lara is....spastic at times. I actually didn't mind the story of this series. Had the levels been longer and more fluid with more weapon choices, levels and design choices....I would have absolutely loved this game........6.5/10 TR 2013.......meh 5/10. 100 million dollar cutscene..... Rise: You know what? I actually really liked rise. Maybe Im just a hater of the 2013 game but for some reason I just really liked Rise. There were plenty of collections, areas to explore, the graphics were good, the fighting sequences and movement were nice.... Maybe I really am biased or just a hater of new stuff but I overall really liked Rise 8/10 Shadow: Yup....I keep my copy in the shadows of my closet. Where it belongs......?/%)(^

Before I start commenting on the ranking itself I just wanna say how it goes beyond me how some fans defends the Crystal Dynamics games like their life depends on it refusing to listen other peoples opinion and just saying “if you wanna play old style tomb raider game just go back and play the old ones” like?? If the new ones exists is because the old ones are there, and for who sticks from the beginning is tiring to see how bad the games are ripped to shreds as the time goes by. This said, I kind of agree with everything you said (I love how you chewed up Shadow and TrAoD is my favorite game too). For Legend actually was one my firsts game so I’m emotionally bond to that but I recognize that is just a watered down tomb raider game, and underworld has its problems but sometimes I like to go back to that too. I hate the last trilogy but Rise of The Tomb Raider gave me good moments too and I replayed that recently (2013 and Shadow already aged terribly and the plot and Lara herself is one of the worst thing the franchise has ever been trough)

I'm delighted you started with Shadow at the bottom, I honestly couldn't agree more. The accent is disgraceful and bugged the hell out of me. Did anyone else notice she was saying "mum" (British) but the subtitles said "mom" (American)....I mean wtf?! The traversal was ridiculously slow and all the stupid cut scenes during simple movement (going through gaps etc) was just torturous. And the story...just no. I really disliked the character of Lara and honestly wasn't sure I actually wanted her to win, she was only JUST the lesser of 2 evils. This game honestly broke my heart.

Can you tell me where you played and recorded the first games, I'm only asking because the images look really good. I'm playing TR1 on my PS1 but I don't think my images look this good. I'm also using composite cables so I know the image isn't as good but your gameplay look like HD.

No matter what Tomb Raider game anyone likes or dislikes, I think all the fans can agree that the worst Tomb Raider game of all time is the PS2 port of Underworld.

I wish Angel of Darkness was given the time and resources to be done right. Not just cause it had everything to be a proper TR game like before but also so it didn't get sold off to the Yanks to then Jolie meets Uncharted bastardise it. I hope the 1-3 remaster does well and we get a finishing of AOD with the 4 and 5 remaster. P.S. I thought 4 was mostly rad - I think cause Egypt, tombs and atmostphere - that and young me wanted to cry at the end.

My list: 12.- Chronicles: it feels too disjointed to get hooked in the game in the first place. It would have been better as a series of expansion packs. 11.- Anniversary: they simply ruined the story and Natla's character, alongside half of levels and the fun bits of TR I. 10.- Shadow: It's way too linear, and traversal and exploration are replaced by an excess of tight spaces, plus the story is a cheap copy of The Last Revelation. 9.- TR 2013: I loved the traversal and the open world feel, but it has too much combat. 8.- TR II: It has the best level of the series (floating islands,) but the pacing of the first half is pretty offsetting. Levels feel too repetitive until you get to the monastery. 7.- TR III: It has a lot of gameplay variability, but it falls flat in pacing due to obscure level design. 6.- Legend: This game is fun in all aspects, but it doesn't have an overall great feel. 5.- Rise of the Tomb Raider: It has the best sound of the series, a feeling of exploration that no other game in the series manages, and the best looking tombs as wells. 4.- Last Revelation: I like the overall feel of atonement of the game, but level design sometimes gets too obscure. 3.- Underworld: platforming in Underworld is truly fun, the downside is that the game falls flat after getting Thor's hammer. Plus, they make Natla great again. 2.- AOD: in spite of control performance, it has the best and most complete control scheme of the series, and the highest gameplay variability. 1.- TR 1: perfect level design and combat variability, with the deepest story of all the series.

I finished shadow recently and then started playing Tomb Raider 2013 definite edition again. Its soooo much better than shadow.

I think the LAU trilogy still had a certain charm that the Survivor trilogy lacked. While the LAU gameplay wasn't as good as the classics, I found that version of Lara very engaging. I found myself bored or annoyed with Survivor Lara 90% of the time. Her climbing out of that vat of blood in 2013 was one of her only badass moments

Tomb Raider 3 was the only TR game that I did not finish (though I never played Anniversary due to console limitations during its release) - as I remember it being extremely hard compared to the previous games.

It’s wild. Everyone has their own take on the tomb raider series. The 2013 has to be my favorite. And shadow was the weakest of the trilogy but still a great tomb raider game.

I think what people hated about Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness was the tank controls but also the "I'm not strong enough" thing, though to be perfectly honest, it really had so much potential and now, you hear fans that are trying to do remakes of the game!

I'm not sure why, I had a blast playing 2013, Rise however was a repetitive mess with bland-everything to me. The story, the villain, the writing, the environment, the side quests, the dlc, the side characters, god I almost hated every part of Rise, except the tombs which are kinda ok. I would rank Rise towards the very bottom of the series and 2013 much higher. Rise made me lose interest to play Shadow at all when 2013 got me excited to buy the follow up. Seeing players reception to Shadow saying it's worse than Rise was a nail in the coffin for the reboot trilogy to me. I wonder if Square Enix was the reason why the reboot trilogy never really reached their potential? Putting those nonsense gacha cards in Rise were definitely a publisher direction.

Legend is the best. Awesome graphics for its time, Lara is much more herself, awesome soundtrack, lots of action, nice level design and awesome atmosphere. The main problem of the next TRs is the lack of Lara herself and the existence of Jonah and others who are put there just to ruin the games. AOD is the worst. No tombs. The controls and animations are horribly outdated, silent levels and the game suffering from severe bugs. At least Lara's face is the best ever made.

Gotta say I disagree with most although it is cool to see someone having different tastes. I do agree with Shadow being plain and dreadful though. Underworld and Legend are in my top 5 along with Angel, 2013 Reboot and the third classic one. Cheers

so far, I like them all. I've not played them all, but I finished the Survivor trilogy, and I'm working on the first few games now, TR1 being overall my favourite so far, I'm also in Underworld. I don't dislike a single one of them, yet. I don't understand the very strong opinions this fanbase has.

14:43 thank you!!!! Finally I found somebody who agrees with me that the TR1 remake just wasn't good.

Easily the most bizarre ranking I've ever seen. There is nothing imaginative about Chronicles. It's derivative of games that were released a few years before.

SOTR was so disappointing especially considering that the first two reboot games were actually pretty good

Hats off to you, only a true Tomb Raider fan would put AoD at the number one spot lol.

its actually hilarious how someone who uses same annoying tone of voice throughout 32 minutes of video criticizes actors in game...

Glad I read the comments about the putting Angel of Darkness at number one. Saved me 30 minutes!

Though your ranking of games is drastically different from mine, I absolutely love your content! It made mention of almost everything I love and hate about each TR game! Gave me some good nostalgia! 🤩Keep up the awesome work! 💪🏽😎

A game should primarily be focused on great gameplay. I don't like the cinematic approach. I mean, when I first played TR2 in '97 I loved the cinematic prologue and the cutscenes, that was something new for the time. But I loved it also because it felt like a cool addition to the game. Nowadays it rather feels like the playable parts are an addition to a bad CGI movie, and most of the playable parts are shootings. This is no fun gameplay for me, not at all. If I want to shoot all the time I'll play a shooter, and if I want a movie-like story I'll rather watch a movie, especially if the story and the dialogues are not even impressive at all. Please, movies be movies and games be games. These are all the reasons why I find the classic TR games absolutely better GAMES than the newer ones: they offer a much more satisfactory gameplay experience packed with atmosphere and tension that are not broken by lots of lame dialogues. Silence and threatening noises rule the world in which Lara moves, with the bare minimum amount of music and dialogues. A story exists only to give motive and purpose to the action and it develops in a small series of short and infrequent cutscenes. That is the true soul of the TR games. And that's something I wish I can see in a future TR game: how awesome would it be to have a modern TR game based on classic style and gameplay?

The biggest problem for I about Shadow of the Tomb raider is simply the gameplay. It tries to be cinematic then ever before and while the looks most of the time, I think the gameplay is so boring, the originals had way more fun gameplay.

okay but actually whats the point and click game at 5:02 , im genuinely interested and want to know more lmaoo

Finally! A bit of appreciation for Chronicles! Yes there are many problems but it's creative, unpredictable and not boring.

Angel of Darkness at number 1 is awesomely controversial! I've always wanted to play through this one but I think maybe all the critical bashing has made me prejudice towards it. But I've always considered myself an "underdog" gamer, and you have inspired me to revisit this unloved and underrated iteration. Thank you!

1. Tomb Raider 1 2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3. Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness 4. Tomb Raider 2 5. Tomb Raider 5: Chronicles 6. Rise of the Tomb Raider 7. Tomb Raider 2013 8. Tomb Raider 3 9. Tomb Raider Underworld 10. Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation 11. Tomb Raider Anniversary 12. Tomb Raider Legend

I'm Australian and yeah.. the voice performance of Lara for the new Survivor series is definitely not it.

I’m not a fan of the new Trilogy. I love the old games though, but I feel these three don’t get enough love: 1. Anniversary 2. Underworld 3. Legend They are, in my opinion, just as good as the first games

I thought I am the only one whose favorite is Angel of Darkness! Nice!